On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 13:09:36 -0800, Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> dsi1 > wrote:
>
>> Woks don't warp either - no matter how hot you make them or if you dump
>> water into the pan. It's amazing that we can't seem to make non-warping
>> lightweight frying pans. My guess is that 200 years from now pans still
>> won't be able to stay flat!
>
> It's just natural. Look how Mother Nature does it. The only flat
> things in nature are liquids under the effect of gravity, and just how
> strong is that? :-)

not even water:

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meniscus>

your pal,
blake